Blistering start from Green and Whites helps secure emphatic win over Dover

By The Newsroom
Published 13th Apr 2018, 10:00 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:16 BST
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Horsham made a blistering start to score five first-half tries and set themselves up for victory in one of their best performances of the season against Dover.

The comfortable 41-12 win in London 2 South East also saw the Green and Whites avenge their narrow, last-gasp defeat in Kent in December.

Dover have been the form side in the league with only one defeat since Christmas and the avalanche of early points for the hosts made a mockery of the pre-match predictions of a tight game.

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On this form the Green and Whites will be kicking themselves that but for some mid-season inconsistency with defeats against sides lower in the table, they could have been challenging for the second-place promotion play-off spot.

A delighted Horsham head coach Nick Stocker said: “It was a good performance from the whole team. The set piece functioned well - particularly the scrum which was dominant and the work rate of the forwards around the park with strong carries all day gave a real platform for the backs to play.

“Our accuracy, was, on the whole, excellent and combined with the pace we possess, we stretched Dover’s defence all afternoon. The performance certainly makes up for a last-gasp defeat at their place in December when for several reasons we had to field a very under-strength side.”

In the first ten minutes there was clear intent by Dover to play open attacking rugby but the defending was good and the visitors were kept pinned in their own half.